Ida Romney Alldredge

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Ida Romney Alldredge (January 7, 1892 - June 14, 1943) was a Mexican-American writer born in

hymn of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church), They, the Builders of the Nation.

Biography

Ida Romney Alldredge was born in Colonia Juárez, Mexico.

Latter-day Saint parents, Miles Park Romney and Catherine Cottom. On her father's side, her uncle, George W. Romney, was the governor of Michigan. She married Leo "Lew" Alldredge on August 26, 1911.[2]

Alldredge and her family moved to Douglas, Arizona, in 1912, with other Latter-day Saint settlers, determined to leave Mexico due to the disruptions of the Mexican Revolution.[3] Her husband worked as a merchant in Douglas, and they later moved to Mesa, Arizona, where she remained until her death.[3]

Poems and hymns

Alldredge wrote numerous poems for the LDS Church's

1985 LDS Hymnal.[1]

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 42329817
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  2. ^ "Family Tree--Abbreviated Ancestral Lines". Aldridge Family Research. 2005-03-06. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ a b "Pioneer song speaks to 2007". Deseret News. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ Wenger, Kaimi (2007-03-09). "Wells run dry". Times & Seasons. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. OCLC 828140137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  6. ^ "They, the builders of the nation". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2021-04-07.


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